Prince Albert was an early adopter of portrait photography
Camille Silvy (1834-1910)
Lydia Thompson (1836-1908) c. 1860
Albumen print | 23.1 x 17.5 cm (page dimensions) | RCIN 2913600
Photograph of a full length portrait of the actor Lydia Thompson (1836-1908) standing, facing three-quarters to the right. She looks to the right, her face captured in profile. She leans against a plinth draped with a textile. She places her left hand on her chest and rest her right arm on the plinth.
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Creator(s)
Camille Silvy (1834-1910) (photographer)
Subject(s)
Lydia Thompson (1836-1908) -
annotation: Mifs Lydia Thompson [beneath work]
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23.1 x 17.5 cm (page dimensions)
9.4 x 6.2 cm (mount)
8.9 x 5.8 cm (image)
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Acquired by Prince Albert
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Object type(s)
- visual works
- albums
- photograph albums
- photographs
- cartes-de-visite
- albums
- visual works
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